Here, look at these headlight covers:
Wow, right? I mean, it’s surprising enough to see headlight grilles of any sort on a public bus, but this one, with its vaguely seashell-inspired motif, is especially wonderful. It’s very Art Deco/Art Nouveau and adds a lot of charm to this big whale’s face. In fact, it kind of reminds me of another glorious Art Deco whale, the Stout Scarab:
Look at the headlight grilles on the Scarab, and the detailing on the rear, in the air intake vents. It’s a similar elegant motif, though the Scarab was a high-end, low-volume proto-minivan, while the Berliet there was, you know, a bus. If these headlights were weapons in a galaxy a long time ago and very far away, I bet Alec Guinness would say something like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT2_7aq3ytE Gotta love that Schoolhouse Rock-like video! Enjoy! Chag sameach, Torch.
